Acanthocephala (bug)

Acanthocephala, also known as spine-headed bugs, is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae. The scientific name is derived from the Greek ἄκανθα (akantha) meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head". This name refers to the diagnostic spine on the front of the head.

Species

The known species of Acanthocephala are:

• A. affinis <small>(Walker, 1871)</small>
• A. alata <small>(Burmeister, 1835)</small>
• A. angustipes <small>(Westwood, 1842)</small>
• A. apicalis <small>(Westwood, 1842)</small>
• A. arcuata <small>(Uhler, 1884)</small>
• A. bicoloripes <small>(StÃ¥l, 1855)</small>
• A. concolor <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1841)</small>
• A. confraterna <small>(Uhler, 1871)</small>
• A. consobrina <small>(Westwood, 1842)</small>
• A. dallasi <small>(Lethierry & Severin, 1894)</small>
• A. declivis <small>(Say, 1832)</small>
• A. equalis <small>(Westwood, 1842)</small>
• A. femorata <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> - Florida leaf-footed bug
• A. fulvitarsa <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)</small>
• A. hamata <small>(Bergroth, 1924)</small>
• A. heissi <small>(Brailovsky, 2006)</small>
• A. latipes <small>(Drury, 1782)</small>
• A. mercur <small>(Mayr, 1865)</small>
• A. ochracea <small>(Montandon, 1895)</small>
• A. parensis <small>(Dallas, 1852)</small>
• A. pittieri <small>(Montandon, 1895)</small>
• A. pleuritica <small>(Costa, 1863)</small>
• A. scutellata <small>(Signoret, 1862)</small>
• A. surata <small>(Burmeister, 1835)</small>
• A. terminalis <small>(Dallas, 1852)</small>
• A. thomasi <small>(Uhler, 1872)</small>
• A. unicolor <small>(Westwood, 1842)</small>

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